38S HISTORY OF 



A letter received from the committee of correspondence 

 of the city of Philadelphia, dated the 22d December, 

 1774, directed to the committee of this place, of which 

 the following is a copy, viz : 



Gentlemen: By order of the committee of the City and 

 Liberties of Philadelphia, we have the pleasure to trans- 

 mit you the following resolves, passed this day with great 

 mianimity, viz : 



"That this committee think it absolutely necessary that 

 the committees of the counties of this province, or such 

 deputies as they may appoint for this purpose, be request- 

 ed to meet together in provincial convention as soon as 

 convenient. 



" That it be recommended to the county committees to 

 meet in said convention, on Monday, the 23d day of Jan- 

 uary next, in the city of Philadelphia." 



From a view of the present situation of public affairs, 

 the committee have been induced to propose this conven- 

 tion, that the sense of the province may be obtained ; and 

 that the measures to be taken thereupon, may be the 

 result of the united wisdom of the colony. 



The obvious necessity of giving an immediate conside- 

 ration to many matters of the greatest importance to the 

 general welfare, will, we hope, sufficiently apologize to 

 you for naming so early a day as the 23d of January. 

 We are, gentlemen, respectfully. 

 Your humble servants, 



Jos. Reed, Charles Thompson, Geo. Clymer, John Nix- 

 on, John Benezet, Sam'l Meredith, Thos. Mifflin, Jona. 

 B. Smith, Committee of correspondence. 



Tlie following letter from the conmiittee of correspond- 

 ence for the county of Berks, was sent to the committee 

 of this place, viz ; 



